BEANS 
DWARF GREEN PODDED 
Bountiful 
Culture May be planted any time from May 1 to August 1, 
and do not require very rich soil. Sow 2 lb. per 100 ft. of row, or 
60 lb. per acre, rows 18 in. apart, the beans 2 to 4 inches apart 
and 1 to 2 in. deep. A succession of plantings every two weeks 
will provide a constant supply of fresh beans for the table. A 
bushel of beans weighs 60 lb. 
ASGROW STRINGLESS VALENTINE A worthy 
successor to the old and popular Black Valentine, 
having its qualities of earliness and heavy yield, 
but entirely stringless. The pods are 634 to 7 
inches long, oval or semi-round and slightly 
curved. Lb. 20c; 15 lb. $2.25; 60 lb. $7.50. 
BLACK VALENTINE This is the old style Black Valentine, 
which was long a favorite as an early, round podded green 
bean. The pods are long, straight and attractive, and 
stringless only when young. Lb. 20c; 15 lb. $1.80; 60 lb. 
$6.50. 
BOUNTIFUL The leading flat podded bean for 
market and home use, with absolutely stringless 
pods of finest quality, 634 to 7 inches long. Our 
stock is the best obtainable. Matures in about 
48 days. Lb. 20c; 15 lb. $2.25; 60 lb. $7.50. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD Pods 
are round and very fleshy, stringless, without 
fibre and of excellent quality, about 6 inches long. 
Matures in about 52 days. Lb. 20c; 15 lb. $1.80; 
60 lb. $6.50. 
COMMODORE All-America Selections Silver 
Medal 1938 A new and attractive bean, which 
resembles Kentucky Wonder except that it is 
a true bush or dwarf bean. The pods are 8 to 9 
or even 10 inches long, nearly straight, of excellent 
quality, stringless and fibreless. The plants are 
vigorous and productive. Medium early, suit¬ 
able for home or market. Lb. 55c; 15 lb. $6.50; 
60 lb. $24.00. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL (Ruby) Used for 
snap or green shell beans. Similar to French 
Horticultural, but earlier, stringless and shorter- 
podded. The pods are 5 inches long, green at 
first but changing to greenish yellow splashed 
with red, semi-round. Matures in about 55 days, 
or 62 days as shell bean. Lb. 20c; 15 lb. $2.00; 
60 lb. $7.00. 
FRENCH HORTICULTURAL A superior strain of 
shell bean with 7 to 8 inch pods, stringy, heavily 
splashed with red. Though a bush bean, it is 
inclined to have short runners. Our strain is 
well known and unexcelled. Lb. 25c; 15 lb. $2.25; 
60 lb. $9.00. 
FULL MEASURE A round podded, stringless variety, with 
very fleshy, straight pods, 6 to 614 in. long. Matures in 
about 54 days. Lb. 20c; 15 lb. $1.80; 60 lb. $6.50. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD One of the 
favorite stringless, green-podded varieties, matur¬ 
ing in about 54 days. The pods are round, meaty 
and stringless 6 to 634 inches long. Lb. 20c; 15 lb. 
$1.80; 60 lb. $6.50. 
GODDARD or Boston Favorite. An old New England favorite 
for use as a green shell bean. The pods are flat, streaked 
with red, 614 inches long. Lb. 25c; 15 lb. $2.50; 60 lb. $9.00. 
LANDRETH STRINGLESS GREEN POD De¬ 
veloped from Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod, this 
variety has longer and slimmer pods, which are 
less lumpy, 6 to 8 inches long. The plants are 
more erect and darker green. Absolutely string¬ 
less. Lb. 20c; 15 lb. $1.80; 60 lb. $6.50. 
LONGFELLOW A variety once very popular, maturing in 
about 54 days, with round, straight, stringy pods, 6 to 614 
inches long. Lb. 20c; 15 lb. $1.80; 60 lb. $6.50. 
LOW’S CHAMPION Also known as Red Cranberry, for shell 
or snap use, especially popular in New England. The pods 
are light green, about 5 inches long, flat and stringless. Lb. 
20c; 15 lb. $2.50; 60 lb. $9.00. 
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